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Following initial successes in melanoma treatment immunotherapy has rapidly become established as a major treatment modality for multiple types of solid cancers including a subset of colorectal cancers crcs. Immunotherapy perhaps the most recent innovation in colon cancer treatment involves immunotherapy which uses your body s immune system to fight cancer. Anti Pd1 Figure Jpg 503 377 Pixels Here is what you should know about the benefits and challenges of treating colon cancer with immunotherapy. Colon cancer immunotherapy . For most it s not a viable treatment option. Colorectal cancer crc is the third leading cause of cancer deaths with only 15 of patients surviving 5 years in the metastatic setting. Giving combination chemotherapy with atezolizumab may work better than combination chemotherapy alone in treating patients with colon cancer. For example a colon cancer vaccine to boost. News and world report. Ramucirumab cyramza ziv aflibercept zaltrap these drugs are give